It's pretty clear that botw was supposed to be a soft reboot of the story to get away from the limitations of having to fit everything without nerds crying about it

And it's Nintendo too like their whole style of game making is focused on gameplay rather than intricate storylines

this is wholesome af

I only accept reused maps as long as they open up new areas and change the landscape in the game halfway through.

Jak and Dexter did that well with 2 to 3.

Works on digital code too

snooze you lose. Deals dead.

I got one let’s GOOOOOOOOOOOO

Im not the kind of person who loses themselves inside an experience so much that they lose the concept of time, but the 1 time it happened it was with botw. Skyrim didnt, elden ring didnt, GTA San Andreas didnt, dragon quest 8 didnt, the other zeldas didnt. I remember i was exploring south of lake hylia, leading to south west where the huge horse is, i played all night straight until 4 am which is something i had never done before and since, so completely enthralled by the experience i forgot i had to sleep, and i wasnt even doing anything too noteworthy, it was a simple exploration, finding horses, minigames, shrines and cool vistas from the top of the hills. What worked for me in that game more than most others is the landscape being rewarding to explore innately, simply traversing hyrule to me feels satisfying and awe inducing, its also the only game i never used fast travel. Ready for that to happen again with totk, cause if there's any other game that can evoke that feeling, its tears

Wtf rirst Zelda game in 6 years is out in 2 days

Oh, they definitely do that in this game.

Seems like the only ones still harping on it are the ones who expect every Zelda title to be a reinvention, which is stupid because we’ve literally known this was gonna take place on the same map for years at this point.

People also have to get into their heads the fact that Nintendo isn’t gonna try and render a Zelda title (in this case BOTW) totally obsolete by this.

Thread will be legendary when reviews drop

the vibes at launch are gonna be incredible definitely gonna restore that feeling of elden ring thread from last year

Is that tomorrow or Thursday?

Prob thursday tbh

So true, and that reminds me the friendly rivalry between nintendo EPD3 and from software open worlds we'll see in the coming years will be amazing. These mfs gon keep outdoing eachother for a long time i feel and we're lucky enough to be able to enjoy both

Tbh i always felt TP had one of the weakest zelda osts, but its been quite a while since i last played it, and this track is a good reminder i got to replay it after totk cause i do feel i am too critical of it at times

Unlike previews i dont have definitive proof, but from some presumable hints they should be on thursday

New gmtk zelda video

Gonna read this interview

Part 2 has story spoilers that maybe could be tied to gameplay as well so beware of that

I like this character profile thing they talk about that's neat